Domagoj Duvnjak Explained

Domagoj Duvnjak
Nationality:Croatian
Birth Date:1 June 1988
Birth Place:Đakovo, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.97 m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:THW Kiel
Clubnumber:4
Years1:2004–2006
Clubs1:RK Đakovo
Years2:2006–2009
Clubs2:RK Zagreb
Years3:2009–2014
Clubs3:HSV Hamburg
Years4:2014–
Clubs4:THW Kiel
Nationalyears1:2006–
Nationalteam1:Croatia
Nationalcaps1:247
Nationalgoals1:751
Ntupdate:31 December 2023
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Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team.[1] Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.

He became a member of the Croatia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also represented Croatia at the 2012, where Croatia won bronze, and 2016 Olympics.[2] [3] On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013.[4] [5]

In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including a transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the sport.[6]

Honours

Club

RK Zagreb

2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

2007, 2008, 2009

HSV Hamburg

2013

2010–11

2010

2009, 2010

THW Kiel

2019

Individual

General

2007

2013

2020All-Star Team

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurohandball.com/player/527539 EHF profile
  2. Web site: Domagoj Duvnjak Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/domagoj-duvnjak-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 9 August 2017.
  3. News: Hrvaška rokometna ekipa za OI znana. Ekipa24.si. 9 August 2017. sl.
  4. Web site: Domagoj Duvnjak Profile. European Handball Federation. 29 January 2012.
  5. Web site: 2015 World Championship Roster. IHF. 15 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218194554/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/CRO.pdf. 18 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Handball player Domagoj Duvnjak to transfer to HSV . 25 August 2009 . croatiantimes.com . 26 August 2009 . 14 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114175928/http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Sports/2009-08-25/5632/Handball_player_Domagoj_Duvnjak_to_transfer_to_HSV . dead .
  7. Web site: Duvnjak awarded best Bundesliga player. 4 June 2013. eurohandball.com. 4 June 2013.
  8. Web site: World's best handball player 2013: Domagoj Duvnjak!. 2 December 2013. handball-planet.com. 2 December 2013.